FRANK D. VIGIL

 

CELL 786-564-2218

frank_vigil@hotmail.com

 

RESIDE IN SAN DIEGO,CA

US CITIZEN AND WILLING TO TRAVEL

EXPERINCE IN CENTRAL OFFICE INSTALL AND

CELL SITE INSTALL, TRAVELING TO SOUTHEAST REGION

MIDATLANTIC REGION

HAVE ACTIVE AT&T BADGE VALID TILL

SEPTEMBER 2014

 

POSITION DESIRED:

 

INSTALLATION TECHS

 

 

SKILLS:

 

Computer Software:

 

WINDOWS 7, WINDOWS 2008 R2 SERVER, , VMWARE 9, RED HAT LINUX , and SUN SOLARIS UNIX,

WINDOW OFFICE 2003, ProComm plus, PC ANYWHERE, MATLAB, and LABVIEW 7

 

 

FIBER OPTIC CERITICATE:

 

CIENA OC48/OC-192 METRO WAVE TRANSPORT

CIENA CORESTREAM 0C-192 LONG HAUL TRANSPORT

CIENA CORE DIRECTOR OC192 OPTIC SWITCH 

CIENA 4200 OC-192 MULTI SERIVCE EDGE

 

NORTEL NETWORK LEGACY OC48/OC192 METRO/LONG HAUL TRANSPORT

 

SECURITY+ CERTIFICATE

 

MICROSOFT SERVER 2008 R2 CERTIFICATE

 

CISCO FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATE - ROUTER, SWITCH, AND IOS

 

 

CENTRAL OFFICE CERTIFICATE:

 

ACTIVE AT&T RED CARD BADGE VALID TILL SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR CENTRAL OFFICE

PREMISE EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION AND MAINTANENCE

 

INSTALL AND UPGRADE DWDM FIBER OPTIC 10G, 40G, AND  100G METRO/LONGHAUL

TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT FOR AT&T,  MCI WORLDCOM, VERIZON, CENTURY LINK,

ABOVE NET, AMERICA ONLINE, AND CYBER SITE

 

RUN SINGLE-MODE/MULTIMODE FIBER CABLE IN FIBER TRAY, FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANEL,

AND CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT

LABEL FIBER CABLE AND HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF SC, FC, AND LC FIBER CONNECTORS

USE LASER POCKET PAL TO TRACE FIBER CABLES TO CORRECT PORT AND USE

OPTICAL POWER TO MEASURE OPTICAL SIGNAL

 

USE FIBER-SCOPE TO CHECK DIRTY FIBER CABLE AND CLEATOP TO CLEAN FIBER

BERT – BIT ERROR TESTING AT OC-192 LEVEL USING DIGITAL-LIGHTWAVE TEST SET

TEST AT DS1 TO DS3 LEVEL USING T-BERD 310 TEST SET

INSTALL CISCO ROUTER AND SWITCH AND RUN CAT5/CAT6 ETHERNET CABLES AND

USE ETHERNET CABLE TESTER

 

IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - INSTALL 32 MICROSOFT WORKSTATIONS FOR

SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT

 

INSTALL NEW CISCO SWITCH, ROUTER, EMERSON SMART POWER SUPPLY,

AND UPGRADE POINT OF SALE SOFTWARE FOR 10 CASH REGISTER STATONS

FOR HOME DEPOT HARDWARE STORES

 

UPGRADE BANK TELLER STATIONS FOR BANK OF AMERICAN BRANCHES AROUND

SAN DIEGO COUNTY WITH MICROSOFT WORKSTATON SOFTWARE

 

 

 

WORKED IN STATE OF FLORIDA ON CINGULAR WIRLESS UMTS NODE B PROJECT

USE ELEMENT MANAGER SOFTWARE  FOR INTEGRATION

INSTALLING UMTS NODE B  BASE STATIONS AND TELECOM RACKS FOR

UPGRADING T-1 CAPACIY

ERICSSON RBS UMTS 3106 and 3206 INSTALL,

TESTING, SITE SURVEYS,  RF FIELD TEST DRIVING, AND RF OPTIMIZATION

TEMS SOFTWARE /TEST PHONE

INSTALLED T-1 CABLES AND INSTALLED TELCO-RACKS

TOOK ERICSSON NODE B UMTS INSTALL, TEST, AND INTEGRATION CLASS

IN RICHERDSON,TX

 

 

WIRELESS PROTOCOLS: 

 

UMTS/WCDMA, HSPA, HSDPA, GSM, IDEN, WIMAX,  LTE, and EVDO

 

 

TELECOM PROTOCOLS:  

 

DWDM/CWDN SONET OC-192/OC-48, 10 gigabit Ethernet, gigabit Ethernet, fiber channel, FICON, ESCON, DHCP, DNS, VPN, ISDN, TCP/IP, TELNET, HTTP, POP, and FTP.

 

Nortel 250 DWDM switch - MCI worldcom central office

 

CISCO -  Router/switch and IOS commands

 

 

RF Test Equipment:

 

HP spectrum analyzer, HP signal generator, Anritsu  network analyzer, HP power meter, hp frequency counter, HP 8935 CDMA/PCS base station cellular test set, and Tektronix cdma-80 cellular phone tester.

HP elgato cellular site test equipment

 

Digital Equipment:

 

HP logic analyzer, Tektronix logic analyzer, HP signature analyzer, hp protocol analyzer, and Tektronix sampling o-scope, and t-berd 310

 

Fiber Test Equipment:  HP WDM tester, Anritsu WDM tester, Digital light wave test set OC-48/OC-192 Sonet, , optical power meter, back-reflection meter, fiber-scope, and pocket pal laser.

 

JOB EXPERINCE:

 

GLOW NETWORKS

CENTURY LINK SONET NETWORK UPGRADE

SONET TECH

8-2013 TO PRESENT

TEST CIENA  CN4200 ONLINE 10G/40G/100G SONET EQUIPMENT

AND OME 6500 10G/40/100G SONET EQUIPMENT

RUN SINGLE MODE AND MULTI MODE FIBER CABLES, INSTALL OPITCAL AMPS, OPTIC FILTERS,

INTERFACE OPTICAL MODULES, POWER MODULES, AND CHASSIS

TEST FIBER OPTIC PORTS – DS1, DS3, OC-3/OC-12/OC-48 LEVEL USING FIBER OPTIC POWER METER AND

JDSU SONET TESTER

 

TUCKER TECH

SPRINT WIRELESS VISION NETWORK PROJECT

RTTT R F FIELD TECH – REMOTE TOWER TOP TESTING

3-2013 TO 5-2013  

 

USE PORTABLE ALCATEL-LUCENT 9412 ENODE B AND CDMA BASESTATION TO TEST

FOR RET CONTROLLER, SPLITTER/COMBINER, RRH- REMOTE RADIO HEAD, ALPHA, BETA,

GAMMA SECTORS, RECEIVE/TRANSMITTER POWER, TRANSMISSION CABLES, ETC

 

INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

RF FIELD DRIVE CALL TESTING IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA – MIAMI

8-2011 TO 3-2013

TEST 2G3G/4G MOBILE DEVICES FOR STATIONARY AND MOBILE

RF FIELD TESTING

TEST FOR LONG CALL, IDLE, MOBILE ORIGINATION, MOBILE TERMINATION,

IRAT, UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD, AND CS/PS CALLS

 

 

QUALCOMM INC

RF DRIVE FIELD TECH

5-2010 T0 5-2011

 

RF DRIVE FIELD TESTING OF  3G/4G, LTE DONGLE,  AND BROADBAND WIRELESS EVDO REV A AND EVDO REV B TESTING USING QUALCOMM

QXDM RF DATA COLLECTING SOFTWARE AND QPST FOR CELL PHONE SERVICE PROGRAMMING

PROGRAMMING

USE PERL TO PARSE AND PROCESS  RF DATA LOGS

USE SCRIPTS AND BATCH FILES TO GENERATE MATLAB GRAPHICS FILES

USE APEX 5 TO GENERATE REPORT FILES AND EXPORT TO MS EXCELL SPREAD SHEET

LOAD NEW SOFTWARE BUILDS USING J-TAG AND QPST - WINDOWS  MOBILE 7 AND LINUX ANDROID

DO RF CALIBRATION AUTOMATION FOR 3G/4G AND LTE PHONES

TEST  3G AND 4G CELL PHONES AND LTE DONGLES FOR BROADBAND WIRELESS INTERNET

 

ATT-ALCATEL FIELD INTEGRATION ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

DWDM SONET OPTICAL CHANNEL ADDS

12-2008 TO 12-2009

 

                          1  TRAVEL TO ATT CENTRAL OFFICES IN WESTERN REGION TO

                             DO 10G, 80G, AND 160G DWDM SONET OPTICAL CHANNEL ADDS ON

                             LUCENT WAVESTAR DWDM TRANSPORT,

                             NOKIA-SIEMANS DWDM TRANSPORT, FUJITSU DWDM TRANSPORT,                   

                             AND NEC DWDM TRANSPORT

                         2  CONNECT CLIENT FIBERS TO CISCO ONS 15454 DWDM EQUIPMENT 

                         3  DO END TO END AND LOOPBACK BER STRESS SOAK TESTING

                             USING DIGITAL LIGHTWAVE TEST SET

 

T-MOBILE CONTRACTOR

RF DRIVE TESTER

6-2008 T0 12-2008

                          1   USE ERCISSON TEMS 3G VERSION 8.22 INVESTIGATION RF DATA

                               COLLECTING AND TESTING SOFTWARE

                          2  TEST UMTS-WCDMA, GSM, IDEN, GPRS, AND WIRELESS WEBPAGES

                              FOR 3G CELL PHONES

                          3  TEST FOR VOICE QUALITY, DROP CALLS, MISSING AUDIO, HANDOFFS,

                              RSSI, CINRC/I, PN, NEAREST NEIGHBOR UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD

                              OF  WIRELESS WEBPAGES, ETC

 

                         4   USE INVEX 3G RF DATA COLLETING AND TESTING SOFTWARE

                             AND RF RECEIVER SCANNERS FOR

                             DOING BENCH-MARK  VERIZON AND BASE-LINE RF CELLULAR DRIVING 

                             AGAINST SPRINT, CRICKET, T-MOBILE,

                             CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICE,  ETC FOR NEIGHBOR SECTOR

                            HANDOFFS, RSSI, CINR, C/I, PN, ETC

                        5   LAPTOP HAD MS WINDOWS VISTA AND MS WINDOWS XP PRO

 

T-MOBILE RF FEILD TECH CONTRACTOR

ERICSSON GSM CASCADE PROJECT IN SAN DIEGO

2-2008 TO 6-2008

                        1 PERFORM ERICSSON GSM CASCADING OF 2106, 2206, AND HCHC RBS IN

                         SAN DIEGO

                        2 USED ERICSSON OMT SOFTWARE TO CONFIGURE GSM CASCADE

                           AND CONNECT T-1 CABLES

                            

T-MOBILE CONTRACTOR

NORTEL HS1 RF CELL SITE TECH

7-2007 TO 2-2008

1         Took Nortel Network HS1 Training class in Irvine, CA for CDMA inside/outside metro-cell BTS.

2         Go to T-Mobile collocation cellular sites in Los Angeles, Gardena, Garden Grove, Etc.

3         Upgrading CDMA wireless base stations with  3g evdo rev A card modules

4         Install  DOM-Data only module upgrades, which is evdo for wireless broadband internet service

5         Transceiver radio frequency module adds

6         Run T-1 cables and did RF Field Test Driving, and RF OPTIMIZATION

7         Used Vortex 14.1 provisioning software and GPS timing utility software.

 

TELEPHIA

RF FIELD DRIVE TECH

2 – 2007 TO 7 – 2007

1         Cell site rf driving  collecting rf data  cell site information using ANDREWS INVEX 3 G RF RECIEVER  SCANNERS and SOFTWARE

2         Cell phones for umts-wcdma, gsm, iden, and  gprs were tested for handoffs, nearest neighbor power metrics, pn, c/i, etc

3         Used novatel and sierra wireless broadband air card to test webpage upload and download baseline transmission test metrics

4         Collecting rf drive testing data for wireless protocols such as UMTS, CDMA, GSM, IDEN, EVDO, HSPA, HSDPA, and WIMAX  for Sprint, Cingular, T-Mobile, Cricket, and Verizon etc.

5         Laptop had ms windows vista and  ms windows xp pro

 

LIGHTHOUSECOMM

SONET OC-192 INSTALL/TEST TECH CONTRACTOR

10-2006 TO 1-2007

 

·              Install/test/turnup of Ciena CN4200 DWDM/CWDM SONET  OC-192 edge equipment for ABOVE NET

·              PROTOCOLS USED --  10 GIGBIT ETHERNET, GIGABIT ETHERNET,

·              FICON, FIBRE CHANNEL, ESCON, AND FAST ETHERNET

·              Digital lightwave test set for SONET OC-192 to OC-12 testing and T-BERD 310 testing for DS3

        digital circuits

 

 

 

GLO NETWORKS

CDMA BTS FIELD ENGINEER

7-2006 TO 10-2006

 

·              Worked in state of Virginia and Illinois on SPRINT WIRELESS  EVDO wireless project doing MCCDO rev A and EVDO rev A

        Upgrades on live systems

·              Training and field experience on Motorola CDMA BTS outdoor 4812ET,4812 LITE ET,

·              4812T, etc

·              MCC-DO card module upgrade, REV A EVDO card module upgrade, RF field test  driving, and RF optimization

·              Used Agilent EL GATO RF  test set  to calibrate RF cables and RF transmission BTS path and take RF test measurements

·              Used QUALCOMM CAIT cell phone testing software to test RF signal on cell site sectors and using Novatel Rev A EVDO and

        Sierra wireless Rev A EVDO air card to test receive and transmit data path – upload and download of webpages

       Test for rssi, cinr, c/i, pn, etc

      Laptop had ms windows vista and ms windows xp pro

·              Punch down t-1 circuits using krone punchdown tool and replace cisco router and install adtran csu

 

 

TEK SYSTEMS  SAN DIEGO, CA –

RF FIELD TECH

GSM/ UMTS NODE B WCDMA CELL SITE CONTRACTOR

3-2005 to 7-2006

 

·              Installation/testing   of UMTS/GSM equipment (including  UMTS/WCDMA 3206/3106 RBS, GSM 2206/2106, and 2250 HCHC RBS, ), and de-install Nokia equipment (including GSM RBS 1900/800).

·              Used  web browser based JAVA element equipment manager to upload/upgrade firmware and provision equipment.

·              ATM/IMA protocol used to switch payload packets, synch signals, node internal connections – network wide connections and monitoring signals

·              TCP/IP PROTOCOL allow to node B UMTS/WCDMA RBS to talk to RNC on internal network and to allow Laptop to provision/upgrade firmware node B UMTS RBS

·              FTP protocol to download UMTS node B RBS  configuration file to laptop and  upload configuration file from laptop to node B RBS

 

·              Test/Install Ericsson GSM 2206/2106 ANS 2250 HCHC  UMTS/GSM BTS – high capacity

·              Use  OMT software to provision/test Ericsson RBS. Other ancillary activities include: cabling, base plate install, antenna cable install, e-911 cable install, and t-1 cable install, do nightly cutovers and Ericsson BTS deliveries and site surveys, RF field test driving, and RF optimization

·              De-installation of Nokia BTS

 

HS1 RF FIELD Tech – Nortel CDMA metro cell BTS

Commission/Installation Contractor, Santa Ana, Ca.

2-2002 TO 3-2005

 

·              Worked on Nortel CDMA BTS metro cell  project in FRESNO, CA for CRICKET WIRELESS

·              Performed commissioning and optimization of  NORTEL networks Metro-cell compact outdoor CDMA wireless BTS

·              Used VORTEX Version 12.1 commissioning software to generate scripts based on Nortel network compact CDMA BTS hardware and then load scripts

·              Used Vortex commissioning to configure Nortel network compact CDMA outdoor BTS .Also, ran GPS utility to set GPS time delay.

·              Terminate  and test t-1 lines,  RF field test driving and Rf optimization

·              Commissioned up to 50 wireless cell sites around Fresno and surrounding towns

 

 

CIENA Corp.     ALPHERETTA, GA

Field Test Engineer EF&I

SONET OC-48/OC-192

7-1999 to 1-2002

 

·              DWDM SONET  OC-192  new system test/tune up.

·              Cisco ONS dwdm sonet 15454 equipment provisioning

·              Worked on projects in mid-Atlantic region, east coast, and southeast region

·              Sonet tester DWDM metro oc-48/oc-192 and DWDM long haul 96 channel core stream oc-192 ,

·              Used Procomm plus to login to Sonet transmission equipment by notebook computer

·              Used digital-light wave test set  to monitor Sonet network and to simulate  network alarms

·              Checked long haul fibers using OTDR, fiber scope and optical power meter

·              Installed single mode long haul fibers and short range multimode fibers.

·              Worked on projects for AOL, BROADWING, BELLSOUTH, TIME-WARNER,

·              QWEST, VERIZON, MCI WORLDCOM, AMERITECH, NBC BROADCASTING , and EQIUNIX

 

MCI Worldcom   Miami Beach, Florida

TELECOM TECH 2

LONG DISTANCE CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCH

4-1998 to 6-1999

 

·              Provisioned and remote testing of voice and data circuits at ds0, ds1, ds3, e1, and e3 levels

·              At sonet oc-3, oc-12, oc-48, and  oc-192 testing and clearing network alarms on sonet ring networks.

·              Worked  in Miami Beach, Florida at long distance switch site with Nortel DMS 250

·              Worked with Nortel oc-48/192 Sonet transmission equipment, Alcatel 1633 DACS, Tellabs Titan

·              550 wideband dacs, m13 frame, channel bank, digital cross-connects, hubs, and routers

·              Centest 550 tester, t-berd 310, and fireberd 6000 were used for remote testing at t-1, e-1, e3, ds3, ds1, and ds0 level - soft loop and hard loop testing

·              Mecca and netpro programs were used for make, break, and provisioning t-1, ds3, ds1, and ds0 circuits

 

Butler Telecom ,  Irving, Texas

Nortel Networks field tech - contractor SONET light wave  tester

2-1997 to 3-1998

 

·              Test/tune up and upgrade of new oc-48/oc192 metro and long haul fiber optic transport worked at MCI Worldcom and Bellsouth  Central Office sites through out southeast region

·              Test, calibrate, and upgrade Nortel Sonet equipment and monitor alarms for path,

·              line, and section code violations, did provisioning and commissioning.

·              used HP WDM test set and Anritsu WDM test set to test optical signals and fiber reflections. Used optical time domain reflectometer, optical power meter, and fiber cable cleaning kit. Used Procomm plus to login to Sonet transmission equipment from notebook

 

Butler Telecom    Irving, Texas

RF Field Tech., Contractor  -- CDMA  BTS and

dual urban mode TDMA BTS

11-1995 to 1-1997

 

·              CDMA C-800 metro cell inside cellular base station and damps dual urban mode cellular base station

·              Worked as RF field contractor on  Nortel networks on  air touch cellular project  all over  LA, Ca.

·              Worked in southeast region – Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, etc performing testing, installing, upgrades, and cutovers of TDMA cellular base station equipment and digital CDMA cellular base equipment.

·              2 sites/day 7 days/week delivering, installing, and testing with Korean install team of 3 guys and truck crew of 2 guys. Also performed site surveys of cell sites to be de-installed of old equipment and to be upgraded later. Used HP 8935 CDMA base station test set for calibration and commissioning.

·              Terminate and test t-1 lines

 

QUALCOMM., San Diego, Ca

CONTRACTOR

9-1994 to  10-1995

 

·              Tested, calibrated, and repaired to component level PCS/CDMA cellular phones from GTE, AIRTOUCH, PRIMECO,SPRINT, SAMSUNG, and SONY at about 35 phones/shift

·              used HP spectrum analyzer , Marconi microwave signal generator, CDMA-80 base station simulator, HP and Tektronix digital sampling o'scope

 

GeneraL Instrument/Motorola, San Diego, Ca

Senior Test Tech.

2-1994 to 8-1994

 

·              Tested, calibrated, and repaired digicipher2 8 channel digital encoder used by cable service providers  such as CNN, HBO, CINEMAX, etc for transmission of  HDTV VIDEO SIGNALS. 8 channels of NTSC and PAL HTDV signals and 3 channels of stereo surround sound per channel cascaded up to 24 channels of NTSC and PAL HDTV signals for RF transmission. HDTV signals are encrypted and compressed. Also, tested integrated receiver decoders used for unscrambling HDTV video signals for consumers and business. Modes of transmission are RF, DS1 cables, and ATM using fiber optic cable interface. Used  HP spectrum analyzer, Tektronix vector scope, Tektronix television test set, HP protocol analyzer

 

UNISYS Corp., San Diego, Ca.

Server Tester Tech.

2-1993 to 1-1994

 

·              Installed MS Windows 4.0 enterprise server, NOVELL 4.1 server, and UNIX server

·              NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM. Installed Gigabit ETHERNET cards, video cards.

·              Adaptec SCSI-raid controller card and Mylex SCSI-raid controller cards

·              High volume software and hardware testing of various servers - big and smalls

·              Configured CMOS bios and device drivers. Also , performed high pot testing.

 

EDUCATION:

·              Morse High School, Diploma San Diego, Ca

·              Southwest Trade School, San Marcos, Ca - Electronic Tech Diploma  1981

·              Southwest College, Chula Vista, Ca - Microprocessor Tech Certificate 1985

·              Other course work include: Cisco Router and Switch , Cisco Wireless LAN, 802.11a/802.11b access point, 5 G Hz  bridge, Cisco aironet antennas, and client wireless adapters.

 

CERTIFICATION:

 

·              Certification Classes for Wireless :

·              MOTOROLA 4812  CDMA BTS WITH EVDO/MCC DO UPGRADES

·              ERICSSON UMTS WCDMA  RBS INSTALL/INTEGRATION,

·              GSM RBS RT2  Certification, SBC LEC Central Office work, and ATT Red Card for working

·              in central office premise installation and maintenance on telecom equipment

·              CINGULAR Wireless Flexmaster T-1 CLASS